What flows to focus on? Examples of resource mapping in Rotterdam Harbour area

“A non-profit action driven cooperative with a mission to speed up the transition towards the

inevitable circular economy.”

Circle Economy and the Circle of Action

The Netherlands as a Circular Hotspot

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma

Realisation of Acceleration of a Circular Economy

RACE to the Netherlands as a Circular Hotspot

Analyzing the Circular Economy

Analyzing the Circular Economy

Amsterdam Waste Energy Company - Current state

Amsterdam Waste Energy Company – Future state

Rotterdam, a region where “the Netherlands as a circular hotspot” takes shape

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London, March 2nd 2015

Nico van Dooren, Director Energy & Industry

Rethinking port competitivenessin a resource constrained world

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PORT OF ROTTERDAM

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WHY HERE? - OPPORTUNITY

Crude oil and Containers30 percent of all European imports/exports

Bulk cargo25 percent of all European imports/exports

Direct value added€ 24 billion per year

JobsOver 205,000 jobs

Chemicals15 percent of European production

European sea trade30 percent of all European imports/exports

Annual investment€ 4.5 billion per year

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Maximise the value created at each stage

Manage flows of bio-based resources and recover and retain flows of non-renewable recources in closed loops

Establish mutually beneficial relationships between companies within each circular chain

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Minimise the use of inputs and eliminate wasteand pollution

THE ESSENCE OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY

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NOW: TRANSITION IN INDUSTRY

USE

RECYCLE

REDUCE

REPLACE

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We...• share know-how

• bring companies together

• pilot the circular system

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We...Founded circularity center

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CASES#1 Energy - Infrastructure#2 Energy - CO2

#3 Chemicals - Plastics#4 Food - Proteins#5 Metal - Copper#6 Biomass#7 Waste incineration - AVR

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CHEMICALS - PLASTICS

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AVR

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